A long post, with lots of pictures.

Our trips to Idaho, both all wrapped up in one.

During our trip in June we stayed with these lovely people: 

Jake, Bethany & Cadence.

Whom I was privileged to take their family photos,

 but for their privacy I've added a little disguise. 

We enjoyed staying with them in their new house,  

exploring the changes to BYUI campus, and to Rexburg. 

We also played in Idaho Falls, and in Shelley with our family.

 It was so good to get away. 

And we love any time we can grab to spend with our Idaho family this summer.

Exploring in Idaho Falls and seeing the flood waters invade the green belt.

Join me for a picnic? Or a nap?

I got a lot of beautiful shots of the Idaho Falls Temple.

After playing in Eastern Idaho we stopped and stayed with Alisha, Marc, Tori and Sera Jean.

on Mountain Home Air Force Base. 

This is when we met Sera Jean for the 1st time.

Our trip in July was with my family. 

Mom, Dad, Valerie, JR, Joseph & I.

It was quite a road trip, we did manage to have a lot of fun.

Some of the fun including Valerie peeing in a grove of trees.

And the rest of us laughing so hard, we were crying, 

I also managed to text her best friend about it, before she could. 

My advice to her, as she got out of the car

"Don't pee on your shoes!"

We went to Idaho for Sera Jean's blessing. 

Getting that many people on base was interesting.

Her dress was handmade by my Mom,

 from Alisha's wedding dress and some lace from Mom's wedding dress.

We really like their tiny little military branch,

 they were all so sweet, 

and remembered  us from our visit 2 weeks previous,

 and Mom and Dad from 2 weeks before that.

We really love our nieces all 3 of them (soon to be 4)

This is my favorite picture from our visit.

Joseph and Tori, they're such good buddies.

They play so well together. 

:)

Victoria Renee  "Tori"

We talked the family into going to Idaho Falls to see "real" fireworks. 

So the Swanger Family and the Mecham Family all stayed in a hotel,

just down the street from where we watched the fireworks.

Here is John showing off his "chariot" for Joseph.

It was really hot, much too hot for Joseph, 

his muscles get weak and rubbery when it's hot.

So John put this together to get back and forth in. 

Pretty awesome.

Joseph enjoying his ride. 

Check out the patriotic temporary tattoo on his arm.

He could make it wave! 

We had tons of fun,

 and it was great to have air conditioned rooms to cool off in.

Here are some of the great Fireworks that we enjoyed.

So those are the highlights from our trips to Idaho.

I know I missed some details,

 but that's what happens when I wait too long to write about it.

 To sum it up we've had fun, we needed it and

We're lucky to have such great family.